Castle of Coria (Cáceres)

Vista sur del castillo

The castle of the Dukes of Alba is a fortress built between 1473 and 1478, on a castle of Muslim origin, by the master builder Juan Carrera, commissioned under the mandate of García Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Coria and Duke of Alba of Tormes. Its unique structure is striking. The homage tower is an irregular pentagonal plan and is adorned with turrets in the shape of a semicircle, attached to each of its faces. In front of it a rampart was built and behind it is a barrier formed by two towers, one round and the other square that frame the gate and known as El Castillejo, which is the entrance to the fortress.

Barbican that protected the access door to the castle (popularly the Castillejo)

Entrance gate

Machicolation over the front door

Semicircle tower in the western part of Castillejo

Embrasure above the lower part of the semicircle tower of the Castillejo

Detail of the corrugated cornice of balls housed in blind arches that surrounds

the entire perimeter of the battlements

Current bridge that replaces the mediaeval drawbridge

Square tower in the eastern part of Castillejo

Canvas of the Roman wall attached to the south-west part of the castle

South-east view of the castle

Remains of the basis of the south wall

Indoor space of the castle and detail of the round path of the wall that

has access to the homage tower

Indoor of the door in curved that gives access to the castle

Homage tower

Detail of one of the semi-cylindrical checkpoint located on the terrace

of the homage tower

Inverted semi-cone ornament of beveled moldings at the basis of the

semi-cylindrical checkpoint of the homage tower

Loophole in the homage tower

Lobed arched window protected by an porthole

Arched window in the homage tower

South-west view of the homage tower

West side and detail of the chamfered right angle to accommodate the

internal staircase of the homage tower

North side of the homage tower

North-east view of the homage tower

East side of the homage tower

Window protected by an porthole on the east side of the homage tower

Detail of the battlements of the homage tower

Heraldic coat of arms of the family of the dukes of Alba on one of the checkpoint

Coria

View of the town from the bell tower of the cathedral of 

Saint Mary of the Assmption

Coria is a municipality in the province of Cáceres in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, it is located in the center of the plain known as Vega del Alagón. It was founded before the arrival of the Romans, who knew it as Caurium, the Latin name for Caura. During the Visigothic era, the Diocese of Coria was created, which lasted until the 20th century, and later it was unfolded to share it with Cáceres. After the reconquest, it became the capital of a manor to which towns that still bear the name of Coria, such as Guijo de Coria or Casillas de Coria, belonged.

Town Hall

Town Hall Old (15th - 20th century)

View of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assmption from the mediaeval bridge

Main facade of the Cathedral of Santa María de la Asunción

Cathedral bell tower

Relic of the Tablecloth of the Sacred Supper located in the

Chapterhouse room of the cathedral

Church of Santiago Apóstol

Church of San Ignacio

Hermitage of Our Lady of Argeme

Alhóndiga for the purchase and sale of wheat

Palace of the Dukes of Alba seen from the bell tower of the cathedral

Arch that leads between the cathedral and the Palace of the Dukes of Alba

Episcopal Palace of Coria, currently a hotel

Royal Prison of Coria, currently a museum

Traditional architecture in the square of Duke

Door of San Francisco also called of the Cava or of the Rollo

Tower and Roman wall to the north-west of the old walled area of the town

Part of the walled enclosure to the west of the ancient Roman city

Door of the Guide also called of the City or the Four Streets

Canvas of the Roman wall on the south-east side of the ancient city

Door of the Carmen also called New Door